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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Almost all mitzvot aseh
kiyumit are similar to tzizit that they need to be done once the action is done.</span></i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Conversely, the mitzvot “<i>lo
ta’aseh”</i> aren’t aveiros until the negative action is
done. For instance, if you have no desire to murder, then there’s not
much observance of that mitzvah on your part by not murdering. The only time it
assumes significance is in its violation. On the other hand, if you have a desire
to steal and you exercise your b’chirah chofsheet and don’t steal,
then you are rewarded for the “<i>lo ta’aseh”</i> mitzvah in
proportion to the amount of will it took to refrain from its violation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Regarding any mitzvah, only
HaShem determines what the s’char or onesh will be, but it seems difficult
to understand that the Rambam (as an example of many) would be greatly rewarded
for not eating pork (unless, of course, he struggled with a desire for it). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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